Chapter 130: Chapter 201 – For Glimmervale

A crimson portal appeared by Ast’s side and Miria jumped out of it, letting out a surprised gasp. She landed on the very edge of the giant hole and barely kept herself from falling forward. Thankfully, Asterios used his free hand to help her regain proper balance.

“Are you okay, Master? We felt a lot of distress coming from you. What happened?” She glanced at him and noticed John under his armpit, hanging down limply. “Oh. I think I can figure it out.”

“Sorry but we don’t have time for any explanations right now,” Asterios replied, still staring into the swirling gate at the bottom of the pit. “We need to warn the town immediately. This is not something we’ll be able to stop by ourselves.”

He sent a brief mental message to everyone connected to him, asking them not to leave the castle for now. A few replies came almost instantly, assuring him that they would take care of informing all the important people about the current situation.

Miria followed his gaze and shuddered. “That’s… a lot of beasts…”

“Yeah, and they most likely still want nothing else than to rush to the main plaza.” He sighed and turned to Miria, tossing the unconscious man to the ground. “Umbra, lock him up somewhere in the castle and let Yumi know to watch over him at all times.”

~As you wish, Master.~

Shadowy smoke gathered over John’s body and it disappeared from their sight. Asterios summoned the grimoire the man had held back in the cavern, which he had thrown into his ring shortly after they had moved to the surface, and hastily checked its contents.

“As I thought, besides information on the summoning circle, this book contains some hints and tips regarding the cipher. We should deliver it to Suanori and the others as soon as possible and hope they can find a way to close this rift while we defend the town.”

“Can’t we just close it by force or something, Master?” Miria took a peek over his shoulder.

“There’s a chance we could make it worse instead. If Fievedem really is one of the best experts the queen could have sent, they should be able to figure something out with the details on how the array was created and how it functions, even after it went out of control,” he explained. “Come on. We have no time to waste. Trying to kill the beasts here is pointless as many will surely escape our grasp.”

“After you, Master.” Miria nodded with a serious expression.

Asterios pulled her in to give her a gentle peck on the lips and darkness swallowed him as he played with her ear. A moment later, he appeared in their bedchamber, finding Tina and Silvia talking to each other next to the bed, already fully dressed and ready for action.

“Ast. Finally, you are back. How bad is it?” the former asked with a concerned frown.

He patted Tina’s azure hair and smiled softly. “That idiot caused the formation to implode and go out of control but it’s nothing we can’t deal with. There will be quite a bit of fighting, though. Where’s Grea?”

“Here!” A voice came from behind him and Asterios saw the person in question entering through the door to their room. “Sorry. I had to attend a quick meeting with the toilet. I’m pretty sure we won’t have much time for that in the upcoming hours.”

With a chuckle, he walked closer to the demon woman and passed her the grimoire. “This should help with the encrypted texts. Get this delivered to Suanori and the others. They could use your genius in coming up with a way to stop an immense summoning fracture from spewing out beasts and monsters for gods know how long.”

Grea smirked at him and took the book. 

“I love when you praise me like that,” she purred at him from up close while batting her eyelashes. “Will do. Lend me your shadowy parrot if he doesn’t mind. We’ll gather everyone in the guild if they aren’t there already, which I doubt considering that it’s the middle of the night.”

Umbra materialized himself on her shoulder and Asterios nodded at them. Grea blew him a kiss with a wink and plunged to the ground as darkness swallowed her body. Asterios turned around to face the others, now joined by Miria who had jumped back into the bedroom in the meantime.

“Where are the others?” he asked.

“Selene and Bryn are outside, letting everyone know about the incoming danger. Both of them can fly so they got to it right after you asked us to spread the news,” Silvia answered in her usual, calm tone.

“Great. Thank you. We should move out too. I hope you don’t mind being carried again. I’m going to fly too, and while Miria and Tina can use gates to follow, I would hate to leave you behind. Or worse, force you to run after us all around the town.”

“I do not. It’s quite fun, actually.” Silvia showed a gentle smile and shook her head. “Let us go, then. We have people to protect.”

She started walking towards the balcony and Asterios soon joined her, with the other girls arriving there right after him. He exchanged glances with them, receiving nods and warm smiles in response, and lifted Silvia up after she wrapped her arms around his neck. With one strong flap, he launched them into the air.

“Look. There’s Bryn.” The princess pointed somewhere to the side shortly after they gained some altitude.

Just as she said, the dazzling Valkyrie could be seen speeding through the night sky, stopping by each of the four watchtowers to inform the sentries about the danger. She spotted them before reaching the next one and hastily rushed to meet the duo in the air.

“Master.” She made a courteous nod after stopping.

“Thanks for your work, Bryn. How is the situation?” Asterios nodded back and asked.

“Selene should have already informed the Committee and the garrison. I’m almost done with the towers, just one remains. Should I continue to notify the people on the streets and in their homes afterward?”

“I have a better idea. Let’s see if it’s possible to make it happen first.”

He flapped his wings and flew towards the main plaza, with Bryn following after them. In a few seconds, they landed in the somewhat empty square, right in front of Venuzathor. Some people still lingered over the faintly illuminated market, lit up by charming lampposts spread evenly throughout the location, but the majority of the population was clearly asleep.

The Storm King was awake, though, and regarded the trio with an unhurried glance.

“I have sensed a powerful explosion of spiritual energy. My scouts reported it too. I assume things aren’t looking too good,” the Dracodon said with his deep, booming voice.

“Unfortunately. The rogue array imploded and we are going to face an army of beasts soon. Can we count on your help?” Asterios raised his face to stare at the intimidating head of the draconic entity.

“But of course. That is my obligation.” Venuzathor made a slow nod.

“Thank you. I also wanted to ask about something. You said that your voice is carried by spiritual energy to reach our ears. Is it possible to use that technique to reach everyone in the town?”

“That shouldn’t be an issue,” the Storm King answered after a brief pause.

“Then please do. Warn the people to stay hidden and leave everything to us.”

Venuzathor’s body began shifting and the giant entity soon towered over them even more. He released some clacking noises while stretching his massive limbs and head. Then, the Dracodon took a deep breath and closed his eyes in focus.

“Wake up, people of Glimmervale.” A loud, echoing voice boomed through the streets with a deep rumble. “The settlement will be under attack by numerous beasts tonight. Do not leave your dwellings until further notice. Your lord and his protectors will ensure your safety and take care of the assault. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Look after each other and wait patiently for the situation to be resolved.”

The Dracodon’s powerful words echoed through the town for a while longer and the silence soon returned to the slumbering city. Many windows in the buildings surrounding the market began lighting up as the residents had been woken up by the sudden announcement. Venuzathor glanced down at the trio and puffed a bit of cold air at them.

“Everyone should have been warned,” he said, a tad quieter this time.

“Amazing…” Silvia stared at the draconic entity with awe.

“Thank you again. As much as I would love to talk for longer, we have to move. We’ll see each other on the battlefield, I guess,” Asterios replied and made a light bow.

The Dracodon released another puff of icy air at them and Silvia returned to Ast’s embrace. Sharing one last nod with the powerful Storm King, they shot into the air again. Heading towards the Adventurer’s Guild, they saw many knights running towards the southeastern edge of the town. The townsfolk who remained on the streets hurried the opposite way, trying to get back to their homes as soon as possible. Everyone seemed to be doing their part.

Arriving in front of the guild, they dropped onto the ground and walked inside. Asterios was surprised to see a bunch of people hanging around the lobby and lively discussing most likely the upcoming battle. From their looks and the occasional badges on their shoulders, he identified them as adventurers from various ranks. There weren’t many, but he hadn’t expected any, to be perfectly honest.

Ellie spotted them from the other side of the hall and pushed through the small crowd of about fifteen people or so.

“Ast. I’m glad to see you. If you came for the guildmaster, she’s in her office. Was that loud announcement your doing?”

“Courtesy of our resident Dracodon.” He nodded at her. “What’s up with them?”

“Just a bunch of adventurers who came to Glimmervale recently and didn’t leave yet. We are obviously putting up an emergency quest to aid the guards with defense. Every single person counts,” the red-haired receptionist explained.

“That is true. We could certainly use every pair of hands,” Silvia replied while running her gaze over the gathered people.

“Alright. Let me or any of the girls know if you guys need anything. I appreciate your work.” Asterios patted Ellie’s shoulder and they smiled at each other.

“I’m just doing whatever I can to help. Truvi is truly amazing. I don’t know when but she has already mapped the surrounding area, at least from the direction where the monsters are coming, and is currently copying the layout on the blackboard to brief everyone.”

She gestured to the side and they followed with their gazes, noticing their dwarf friend standing on top of a small step ladder and filling the black surface with notes and lines.

“Let her know not to put too much work into it. The terrain might change a lot during or even before the battle. The lush forest reduces visibility a lot. This could be a big fight so sacrificing part of it to make it safer might be a good choice,” Asterios added.

“Got it. I’ll talk to her immediately. Good luck. And be careful. All of you.” Ellie showed them one last smile and jogged away toward her colleague.

The others moved through the guild and reached Suanori’s office. After a light knock, Asterios led them inside. Besides the guildmaster, they found Grea, Imadil, Cynthia, and the trio of the elven delegation inside.

“Yo! We might actually have something here thanks to the new book!” The demon woman grinned at Asterios while waving at him. “Also, that booming voice was fucking orgasmic. Well, maybe not as orgasmic as your husky tone when you growl into my ear while pounding me inside out but it was quite close.”

All the elves exchanged glances while Asterios rolled his eyes with a small smile forcing itself onto his lips. “Please, focus, Grea. How’s the research?”

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“As she said, the new book is a huge help with the cipher,” Suanori replied instead. “We made a lot of progress yesterday but we aren’t completely done.”

“We are close, though,” Imadil added. “A few texts have already been deciphered. The guys are studying them while we now focus on the grimoire.”

“I believe we should be able to close the chaotic breach but we need time.” Fievedem turned to Asterios and met his gaze. “We will also need to get near it.”

“That won’t be a problem,” Asterios answered confidently. “Just let Grea know when you are ready and she will inform me about your plans. We can talk telepathically. I’ll assure your safety during the operation too.”

“The relationships where the dick isn’t the only major benefit are just the best,” Grea commented with a wide smile.

Asterios had walked closer to the desk to check their notes as they had been speaking and reached out to cup Grea’s cheeks in his palm, raising her chin to meet his gaze.

“Behave.” He squinted his crimson eyes at the immodest demon woman. “Or I’ll have to punish you.”

Grea bit her bottom lip and gave him a faint nod. The tip of her tail wagged like crazy as she stared back at him with a lustful gaze, loving every second of Asterios firmly holding onto her cheeks high enough to bring her to her tiptoes.

After he finally released her, she gave him one more sensual glance and quickly calmed herself down. The elves dove back into the documents and Asterios left with his two companions. They had no more time to waste and rushed right to the edge of the town, landing on the roof of the furthermost building.

As they glanced at all the preparations, a few gates opened by their sides. Miria, Selene, and Tina joined them. The knights were setting up wooden barricades with sharp spikes in front of the passages leading into the city. Ted oversaw everything and instructed the guards on how to spread evenly to cover more ground.

“The forest really hides a lot. And the night doesn’t help. Everything is so dark even though the sky is only partially clouded,” Silvia said after a moment.

“I bet he planned to release the wave somewhere around the morning but my interruption foiled his plans,” Asterios replied.

“It’s not your fault, my Lord,” Selene added. “Who knows when he would have made a mistake and caused this on his own? At least we have been warned early and are able to prepare.”

“Selene is right. We should focus on our current situation. What do you need us to do, Master?” Miria pushed herself into his side and rubbed her cheek into Ast’s.

He pecked the side of her forehead and turned to his vulpine mate while drawing the artifact sword from its sheath behind his back.

“Cull down the trees a bit. Give the soldiers more space to see the approaching monsters and fight.”

The fox lady accepted it with a respectful bow. “Your wish is my command, my Lord.”

She brought out four more tails, achieving the fifth stage of her Awakening, and jumped down. They observed Selene as she made a few steps forward to get closer to the tree line and crouched down, assuming a sword-drawing stance. Asterios could see and sense the spiritual energy gathering around her.

Then, a quick flash illuminated the surroundings for a fraction of a second and a creaking noise followed it. Selene seemingly remained unmoving during it, but he had caught her impressively quick movement, a single wide swing that had sent a cerulean arc of speeding energy ahead. The ground began shaking as countless trees fell onto the grass, revealing a huge path of tree stumps.

Selene moved into its middle with a blue flash and repeated her drawing stance. One by one, she created more squares towards the sides, making sure not to insert too much mana into the weapon and accidentally send the sharp arc too far. After less than a minute, she had cleared a lot of the forest in front of the edge of the town, creating a stump-riddled plain, and shoved the fallen trees to the far sides.

She reappeared by their side and exhaled softly, showing Asterios a dazzling smile as she returned the blade to him. “Is this satisfactory, my Lord?”

“It’s perfect.” He smiled back at her. “Though, I think we need some light too. Just to really make sure that nothing dark-skinned or dark-furred slips past us.”

“I can take care of it too, my Lord. I have the perfect technique in mind. I’ll have to stay in the eighth stage during the fight to uphold it, though. Not that it’s a problem as long as I receive some replenishment after things calm down.” She chuckled softly.

“I can offer an alternative, then,” Bryn joined in. “I should be able to light up the area and still have enough focus to put up a decent barrier in front of the buildings, and heal people whenever necessary.”

“That’s a lot of spells to keep up with,” Tina commented. “I think we should let Selene do it if she can still fight during her technique.”

“I wouldn’t have suggested it if I couldn’t.” The fox lady smirked. “Let me deal with it while you put a stronger barrier up, Bryn. Be right back.”

Selene crouched, brought three more tails out, surrounded herself with a cerulean aura, and shot into the sky. They followed her with their gazes until she stopped in the air high above their heads. Focusing on his sight, Asterios could see her fueling her external circuits while making complex hand signs and drawing many sigils in the air.

After fifteen seconds, Selene slapped her palms together and the loud smack echoed through the area. Her figure suddenly lit up with a pure white radiance as silence fell onto the land again. Then a deep, loud, powerful gong sounded out of nowhere, causing the air to tremble slightly as the noise traveled through the sky until it faded after about three seconds. 

Right after that, though, another gong followed. Everyone turned their heads up to watch the confusing spectacle. Miria gasped and pointed at Selene. Asterios and the others noticed what she had and their eyes widened. With each powerful sound, a shining, white globe expanded from the center of Selene’s body, growing when the noise rolled through the area and pausing during the brief moment of silence.

One echoing gong after another, they watched it swell more and more, quickly swallowing the fox lady and still increasing in size. Not that long after the first sound, the expanding sphere of bright white radiance rivaled the moon hanging in the sky in the far distance. 

It was not an exaggeration to say that Selene had summoned another one, much more prominent than its original counterpart. The light emanated by the awe-inspiring ball illuminated the soon-to-be battlefield in a cold, silvery hue. Not a speck of shadow could be spotted on the prepared strip of earth.

When the noise finally stopped, Selene phased out of the fake moon and floated down to everyone. She landed on the roof and stumbled a little. Asterios was quick to catch her and lend her his own body as support. He found multiple beads of sweat on her forehead as she breathed quicker than usual.

“I didn’t know you could do something like that,” he commented with a warm smile.

Selene chuckled gently and showed a proud smirk. “I made sure to put the manuals we found in Kaguya’s treasure trove to good use. Though, this particular technique might have drained me more than I expected, fufufu~”

Met with Selene’s upturned gaze, Asterios chuckled too and placed his hand on her soft cheek, pulling the mischievous fox lady into a passionate kiss, which served as her mana replenishment and well-earned reward at the same time. They pursued each other’s lips only for a moment, both aware that their time was extremely limited. Their sharpened senses could already hear the incoming stampede.

Asterios released Selene from his embrace and turned to Bryn. “Let’s get that barrier up and get ready. They are close.”

The Valkyrie nodded, her eyes briefly skipping to his lips, still slightly shining from the previous exchange under the powerful artificial moonlight, and she jumped off the roof, starting to cover the outer walls of the furthermost houses with numerous patterns.

After Bryn disappeared from everyone’s sight, they began their preparations. 

Miria let out ferocious growls as her black fur climbed up her body, completely covering her limbs and partially creeping onto her stomach and shoulders while Selene circulated the regained spiritual energy through her external and internal circuits, remaining in her Awakening.

Tina finished her formations and borrowed wings from Esil again. Ori popped out of an azure gate, squeaking at her angrily, but she quickly pacified the lousy familiar by drawing from his wind magic too, bringing cerulean, swirly patterns to her visible skin, mostly on her face. Naturally, she employed the help of Firo to reinforce her body with durable scales too.

Silvia wasn’t left behind. She had grown much more accustomed to her new powers and covered her durable clothes with layers of flaming plates, creating a fiery tiara above her scarlet head. A helix of intense heat of amber color coiled around her black staff as she prepared herself to dance and summon hell upon their enemies.

“Here they come,” Asterios said, preparing his Spellslinger. “We should let Venuz—”

A powerful, rumbling and clicking noise interrupted him. Before they turned around to gaze into the city, a deafening roar shook the ground, almost knocking them off their feet. A thick pillar of condensed lightning shot into the night sky.

Then, something flashed in the direction of the main plaza and enormous sparks of lightning rolled through the streets and buildings while crackling ominously. The blue flickers passed the edge of the town and rushed outside, somehow not affecting the knights or anyone else in the slightest.

Someone screamed in shock down on the ground and Ast’s group turned their gazes toward the source. More people began to gasp and step back as something weird crawled out of the ground.

Humanoid silhouettes of weird blue energy made it to the surface. They had a scary, demonic look to them with many sharp spikes being part of their bodies, alongside sharp claws on both hands and feet, made of whitish energy instead. Marks resembling lightning strikes of the same color spread from their limbs and decorated various parts of their bodies, pulsing menacingly. Their empty eyes and sharp-fanged jaws were lit up too.

“Are those… Lightning Elementals?” Tina’s eyes turned into saucers as they stared at countless demonic shapes emerging from the ground.

~It could get too chaotic there if I showed up myself so I’ll lend you my minions instead.~ Venuzathor’s voice boomed in Ast’s and his bonded companions’ heads.

Asterios chuckled wryly. “Looks like we might not even be needed here.”

Just then, a golden radiance shone on the knights close to the edge of the town and a mesmerizing barrier of the same color rose from the ground. A moment later, Bryn landed next to them and nodded at him with a warm smile.

“Preparations complete, Master. Nothing will get through this barrier as long as I breathe.”

“Well. Let’s put this to a test, then,” he answered and they all turned towards the culled forest.

The ground rumbled as the monsters neared the town. They couldn’t yet see them directly, but the cloud of dust kicked up by the rushing beasts and the frantically shaking treeline was enough of a giveaway. 

Spotting the first few beasts making it into the prepared battlefield, Asterios took a deep breath and imbued his throat with the scorching hot energy.

“For Glimmervale!” 

He shouted much louder than he expected to, sending a booming wave of force around, and all the gathered people roared in unison in response.

The battle began.

 

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